Judge tosses harassment lawsuit against Evanston but waste transfer station vows to refile

May 11, 2012

Veolia Solid Waste Midwest owns and operates a waste transfer station in the 1700 block of Church Street (Brian L. Cox, For the Tribune)

A Cook County judge today struck down a civil lawsuit brought against Evanston by a waste hauler that had alleged the city was harassing the company in an attempt to force it to leave, city officials said today.

But the Chicago attorney representing Veolia Solid Waste Midwest said the case has not been officially “dismissed.”

He said that the judge on Friday only ruled that the company’s case against the city was “stricken,” and that his law firm is planning to re-file the lawsuit.